Title
Two-Way Radios and Related Equipment
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of two-way radios and related equipment from a state contract,
B. Approve a contract with Motorola Solutions Inc. for the purchase of two-way radios and related equipment for a term of less than one year ending June 30, 2022, under North Carolina state contract 725G, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the use of the contract for additional terms for as long as the state contract is in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the state contract.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Kay Elmore, General Services
Reenie Askew, Innovation and Technology
Explanation
§ Public safety radios provide two-way voice communication for all City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County public safety first-responders which include Fire, Medic, Police, and the Sheriff's Office.
§ Radios also provide critical communications for city field service employees and dispatchers in Transportation, Solid Waste Services, Charlotte Water, CATS, and Aviation.
§ All public safety radios must be compatible with the city's Motorola dispatch system.
§ The City of Charlotte manages the dispatch system, and the various entities are each responsible for purchasing the radios.
§ North Carolina General Statute 143-129(e)(9) allows local governments to purchase from state contracts if the contractor is willing to extend the same or more favorable prices, terms, and conditions as those established under the state contract.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $4,200,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This contract is purchased off a state contract and is exempt (Part A: Appendix 27 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Various Departments’ Operating Budgets